Images at Librifly

Casket Fragments, 900–1000, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Bone, d: 3 1/4 x 1 x 1/16 in. (8.3 x 2.5 x 0.2 cm), Ivories

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved; painted, L 9cm x W 7x H 2, Stucco

Ostrakon, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 5/16 x 1 5/8 in. (5.8 x 4.1 cm), Ceramics

Portrait of a Boy, ca. 1775, Ivory, Oval, 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (73 x 59 mm), Miniatures, Marie Anne Gérard Fragonard (Madame Fragonard) (French, 1745–1823

Ostrakon with a Letter from Hello to Joseph, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, a) 5 5/16 x 2 3/16 in. (13.5 x 5.5 cm), Ceramics

Bottle, Trophy-Head, 2nd century B.C.–A.D. 1st century, Peru, Topará, Ceramic, H. 7 1/4 x W. 5 5/8 x D. 5 1/2 in. (18.4 x 14.3 x 14 cm), Ceramics-Containers

Finger Ring, 7th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, partial gilt, stone or glass paste cabochon, Overall: 1 1/8 x 13/16 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Pair of Gauntlets Belonging to the Armor of Duke Friedrich Ulrich of Brunswick (1591–1634), ca. 1610–13, Greenwich, British, Greenwich, Steel, gold, leather, textile, copper alloy, left gauntlet: H. at cuff 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); W. at cuff

Triptych with the Coronation of the Virgin, 1325–50, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Ivory with polychromy and gilt decorations and metal mounts, Overall (open): 15 7/16 x 9 1/16 x 2 3/8 in. (39.2 x 23 x 6.1 cm), Ivories, The stylistic

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, ca. 1447–1469, Italian, Florence, Tempera and gold on wood, 19 x 5 in. (48.3 x 12.7 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Fra Filippo Lippi (Italian, Florence ca. 1406–1469 Spoleto

Finger Ring, 3rd century, East Germanic, Gold, carnelian intaglio, Overall: 7/8 x 1/2 in. (2.2 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Jar, 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; underglaze painted, H. 8 1/5 in., Ceramics

Standard surmounted by a ram, Iron Age II, ca. late 2nd millennium B.C., Iran, Iran, Bronze, 7.2 in. (18.29 cm), Metalwork-Sculpture

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (13 x 13 cm), Ceramics

Fibula, serpentine type, 8th century B.C., Italic, Gold, Other: 1 3/16 × 5/16 × 2 1/2 in. (3 × 0.8 × 6.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Hercules and Antaeus, 1510–30, Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks in green-blue and black ink, Sheet: 11 15/16 x 8 7/8 in. (30.3 x 22.6 cm), Prints, Ugo da Carpi (Italian, Carpi ca. 1480–1532 Bologna), After Raphael (Raffaello

Ordonnance de Louis XIV Pour Les Armées Navales et Arcenaux de Marine, 1689, Leather, tooled and gilt, Books, Decorated with the arms of Colbert

Relief Fragment with Floral Design, 6th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Ivory, Overall: 3 1/4 x 1 x 9/16 in. (8.3 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm), Ivories

Study for 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte', 1884, Oil on wood, 6 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (15.6 x 24.1 cm), Paintings, Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris), This small panel is one of approximately fifty oil sketches and drawings made as

Silver denarius of Caracalla, Mid Imperial, Severan, A.D. 202–205, Roman, Silver, 3.8g (3.8g), Coins, PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust of Plautilla (wife of Caracalla)/PROPAGO IMPERI, Caracalla and Plautilla clasping hands—expresses the

Token of Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1876, Bronze, Diam. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Metal

Balance Weight with Christ Blessing Two Eparchs or Emperors, 4th–5th century, Byzantine, Moulded glass, 13/16 × 3/16 in., 0.1oz. (2 × 0.4 cm, 2g), Glass, Glass weights conformed to the standards for weights. Here either two eparchs,

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); L. of head 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (36.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Song of One Year, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1522, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper, Image: 6 13/16 x 19 5/8 in. (17.3 x 49.8 cm), Calligraphy, Tang Yin (Chinese, 1470–1524

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), possibly early 17th century, Japanese, Gold, L. of each 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. of each 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Fragment of Key Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 7/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/8 in. (3.6 x 3 x 2.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Double Stamped Sealing, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Mud, H. 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.); w. 3 cm (1 3/16 in

Plaque Fragment: Mudfish, 16th–17th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 13 1/2 x W. 11 x D. 7/8 in. (34.3 x 27.9 x 2.2 cm), Metal-Sculpture

Lock, early 16th century, German, Iron, Overall: 14 9/16 x 16 7/16 x 3 3/8 in. (37 x 41.8 x 8.6 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of workmanship. The motifs were

Saints Peter, Martha, Mary Magdalen, and Leonard, Oil on canvas, 87 1/4 x 63 3/4 in. (221.6 x 161.9 cm), Paintings, Correggio (Antonio Allegri) (Italian, Correggio, active by 1514–died 1534 Correggio), This relatively early work by

Gold earring with winged Eros, Hellenistic, 3rd?2nd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 1/2 x 3/8 x 7/16 in. (1.3 x 0.9 x 1.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Scarab with the Name of the Hyksos King Khayan, Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15, ca. 1620–1581 B.C., From Egypt, Eastern Delta, Steatite, gold mount, L. 2 cm (13/16 in

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 7/8 in. (27.7 cm); L. of head 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 1.7 oz. (48.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

The Companions of Rinaldo, ca. 1633, Oil on canvas, 46 1/2 x 40 1/4 in. (118.1 x 102.2 cm), Paintings, Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594–1665 Rome), This canvas probably belonged to the antiquary and collector Cassiano dal Pozzo. It

Winnowing Scoop, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 14 3/4 x 3 1/16 x 1 in. (37.5 x 7.8 x 2.6 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Panel from the Palace of Westminster, ca. 1847, British, Oak, Overall (confirmed): 28 3/8 × 14 1/4 × 13/16 in. (72.1 × 36.2 × 2.1 cm), Woodwork-Architectural

Candelabra, 15th century, European, Iron, Overall: Ht. 31 in. (78.7 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Candlestick (candeliere), mid-17th century, Italian, possibly Montelupo, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, A.H. 531/ A.D. 1137, Attributed to Iran, Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper, 10 1/8 x 7 1/2in. (25.7 x 19cm), Codices

Head of a Goddess(?), New Kingdom, post-Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1336–1295 B.C., From Egypt, Granodiorite (?), H. 15.1 cm (5 15/16 in.); W. 17.9 cm (7 1/16 in.); D. 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in

Relief Fragment with a Ship Under Sail, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4–5, ca. 2465–2458 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pyramid Temple of Amenemhat I, 1920–22, Limestone, paint traces, h. 80 cm (31 1/2 in); w. 70 cm (27 9/16

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, width 3.18 cm., Vases, Upper part of blue enamelled figure holding child (?) on right shoulder; left arm over head

Frontlet of gold leaf, Gold, Other: 1 1/16 × 4 1/16 in. (2.7 × 10.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Panel, 15th century, French, Red pine, gilding and polychromy, Overall: 31 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 1 in. (80.3 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm), Woodwork-Architectural

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 1789–1876, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, Fuchi (a); H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword

Ostrakon with a Letter from Lazarius to Epiphanius, ca. 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 15/16 x 7 7/8 in. (10 x 20 cm), Ceramics

Fragment of Scarf or Cover, 15th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, embroidered in silk and metal thread, H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Yong Zin Khon Shogpel: Seventh Abbot of Ngor Monastary, 16th century, Tibet, Distemper and gold on cloth, Image: 31 x 26 1/4 in. (78.7 x 66.7 cm), Paintings, This painting depicts the abbots of Ngor monastery, which follows the teachings of

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), ca. 1400, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (11 x 16 cm), Ceramics

清, 倣龔賢, 雲山隱居圖, 軸, Dwelling among Mountains and Clouds, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1685, China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 128 x 44 1/4 in. (325.1 x 112.4 cm), Paintings, Gong Xian (Chinese,

Medal: Giovanni de'Medici delle Bande Nere, model 1522 or ca. 1570 (cast 16th century), Lead., Diam. 9.2 cm, wt. 271.49 g., Medals, Francesco da Sangallo (Italian, 1494–1576), On the obverse is a portrait of the condottiere Giovanni de’

Low Tide, Beachmont, ca. 1900–1905, Watercolor over pencil, 15 3/8 x 22 in. (39 x 55.9 cm), Drawings, Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, St. John’s, Newfoundland 1858–1924 New York

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); W. 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Saint Jerome's Lives of the Fathers, 1483, Made in Venice, Italy, Italian, Printed on paper with one tempera and gold illumination; Binding: marbelized paper and bleached leather, Overall: 9 5/8 x 7 x 2 11/16 in. (24.5 x 17.8 x 6.8 cm),

Ostrakon, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. (7.9 x 7.3 cm), Ceramics

Face Beaker, 14th–early 16th century, Peru, Inca, Silver, H. 9 3/4 x W. 3 3/4 in. (24.8 x 9.5 cm), Metal-Containers

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 2 3/4in. (7cm), Vases, Fragment of bluish-green enamelled vase; cow (?) in high relief

Kneeling Female Deity, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Basalt, Overall: 11 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. (28.58 x 16.51 x 10.49 cm), Stone-Sculpture

画本虫撰, Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami), Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1823 (later edition), Japan, One from a set of two polychrome woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper, Overall: 9

View from the Packet Wharf at Frenchtown Looking down Elk Creek, 1806, Watercolor, pen and iron gall ink, and graphite on off-white wove paper, 8 1/2 x 12 in. (21.6 x 30.5 cm), Drawings, Benjamin Henry Latrobe (American (born England),

Vessel, 6th–7th century, Visigothic, Earthenware, Overall: 1 7/8 x 3 9/16 in. (4.8 x 9 cm), Ceramics

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Archaic, ca. 550–530 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 6 3/4 in. (17.15 cm), Vases, On the shoulder, a seated woman, perhaps a goddess, is approached by four youths and eight dancing

Fragment, 8th–9th century, Found/excavated Iraq, Ctesiphon, Earthenware; glazed, Ceramics

Ring with glass paste, Imperial, 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Gold, glass paste, Other: 11/16 × 3/4 × 1/16 in. (1.8 × 1.9 × 0.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Cover, 18th century, Made in India, Linen; embroidered in silk, 120 in. high 84.00 in. wide (304.8 cm high 213.4 cm wide), Textiles-Embroidered

False Gable Border Relief: Worshippers in Princely Costumes, 2nd–4th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, Taxila), Stone, H. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); D. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Sculpture

Smallsword, ca. 1730, possibly Augsburg, German, possibly Augsburg, Silver, steel, wood, textile, gold, L. 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm); L. of blade 32 in. (81.3 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 6 oz. (624 g), Swords

Jug, 15th–16th century, British, Earthenware, glazed, Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. (8.3 x 6.6 cm), Ceramics, The shape of this vessel is unusual in English pottery. The greatest number of surviving examples are jugs, but, by the sixteenth

Comb, 3rd–8th century, Byzantine, Wood, Overall: 8 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 7/16 in. (22.5 x 13.9 x 1.1 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Dish, ca. 1700–1730, Dutch, Delft, Tin-glazed earthenware, Diameter: 13 3/8 in. (34 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Île aux Orties near Vernon, 1897, Oil on canvas, 28 7/8 x 36 1/2 in. (73.3 x 92.7 cm), Paintings, Claude Monet (French, Paris 1840–1926 Giverny), Once an island, the Île aux Orties is now joined to the riverbank close to the site where

Utility Box, 1825–30, United States, Alaska, Supiak, Wood, metal, H. 6 1/2 x W. 10 1/2 in. (16.5 x 26.7 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Crocodile Rattle, 8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, H. 2 x W. 3 3/8 x D. 7 3/8 in. (5.1 x 8.5 x 18.7cm), Ceramics-Musical Instruments, This zoomorphic ceramic figure has been hand-modeled into the form of a crocodile. It

[Man in a Forest Landscape], ca. 1870, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 33.7 x 25.3 cm (13 1/4 x 9 15/16 in. ), Photographs, Constant Alexandre Famin (French, 1827–1888

Cattle in a Landscape, mid-18th–early 19th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, 7 3/8 x 11 in. (18.7 x 28 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Plate (tondino), probably 1519, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 10 3/16 in. (25.8 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, probably workshop of Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian (Gubbio), active first half of 16th century

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 5/16 x 2 7/8 in. (11 x 7.3 cm), Ceramics

Key, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 2 11/16 x 13/16 x 7/16 in. (6.8 x 2 x 1.1 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of workmanship. The motifs were frequently

The Town Beach, Collioure, Opus 165 (Collioure. La Plage de la ville. Opus 165), 1887, Oil on canvas, 24 3/4 x 31 1/2 in. (62.9 x 80 cm), Paintings, Paul Signac (French, Paris 1863–1935 Paris), Beginning in 1886, Signac worked in the

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm); L. of head 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

A Meadow Bordered by Trees, ca. 1845, Oil on wood, 16 3/8 x 24 3/8 in. (41.6 x 61.9 cm), Paintings, Théodore Rousseau (French, Paris 1812–1867 Barbizon), Rousseau undertook frequent sketching expeditions in the French provinces. In 1844,

Openwork Copper Bead with Bird Design, 12th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Copper, Diameter 1-9/16 in. (4 cm), Beads-Ornaments

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), second half 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g); kashira (b); H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt.

George Washington, 1876, Probably pressed wood fiber, Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Metal

Collar-shaped inlay, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 1.5 × W. 3.3 cm (9/16 × 1 5/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made

Bead, Roman, Glass, Diam.: 1 1/8 x 9/16 in. (2.9 x 1.4 cm), Glass

Vessel, Throne Scene, late 7th–8th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, H. 8 1/2 in., Ceramics-Containers, This polychrome Classic Maya drinking cup bears the finest example of a palace scene executed in the Chamá style. This

Sheet Fragment, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, wool, Overall: 25 9/16 × 29 15/16 in. (65 × 76 cm), Textiles-Woven

Medal of Major General Z. Taylor, 1847, Bronze, Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Metal

Prudence seated with an amorino and a mirror, 16th century, German, Lead, No dimensions recorded., Medals and Plaquettes-Reproductions, Medalist: Peter Flötner (German, Thurgau 1485–1546 Nuremberg

Papyrus Fragments of a Deed, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Framed: 1 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (5 × 20.1 cm), Papyrus

Ostrakon with Troparion, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 8 1/8 x 8 7/8 x 4 5/16 in. (20.7 x 22.5 x 10.9 cm), Ceramics

Mallet, Late Period, Dynasty 27–30, 522–343 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, 1912–13, Wood, H. 28 cm (11 in

View Near Fishkill (No. 17 of The Hudson River Portfolio), 1823–24, Aquatint printed in color with hand-coloring; first state of two or three (Koke), Image: 14 1/16 x 20 3/16 in. (35.7 x 51.3 cm), Prints, after William Guy Wall (Irish, Dublin

Fragment, 6th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; tapestry weave, 9 5/8 in. high 8 9/16 in. wide (24.4 cm high 21.8 cm wide), Textiles

Fragment, 18th century, Italian or French, Silk; metal; cotton, 12 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (32.4 x 47.8 cm) with trim, Textiles-Woven

Two Molded Pitchers and a Flask, 12th–13th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; molded decoration, unglazed, H. 6 5/8 in. (16.9 cm), Ceramics, While this small earthenware pitcher excavated from Nishapur is less colorful than

Incense Burner, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1512, China, Stoneware with relief decoration under colored glazes, H. 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm) (without lid); W. 13 in. (33 cm), Ceramics

Vessel lid, Sasanian, ca. 3rd–7th century A.D., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Sasanian, Ceramic, H. 2-5/8 in. x W. 5-1/4 in. x Th. .8 cm, Ceramics-Vessels